Cross stitch

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 10 April 1926: Not all needlework is beautiful, but it is just this naiveté which is half the charm. Sewing has another object than merely to pass time: it is a
domestic art

Every year amateur knitting group The Materialistics take on a wildly extreme project. This year's might just be their most ambitious yet: knitted versions of some of the most famous paintings in the world